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- First reviewJuly 25, 2008
- Last reviewJune 12, 2011
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Super 8 Good but not quite Super
PostedJune 12, 2011
njfflfan
from Northern, NJ
Let me start off by saying there are enough elements in this movie to make an entertaining Summer flick.I enjoyed the movie but did find myself getting a bit restless in the middle of the movie.
The good:
JJ Abrams captured the time period well.
With Spielberg's influence they also perhaps created the best adolescent buddy movie since Stand by me.
With Spielberg's influence they also perhaps created the best adolescent buddy movie since Stand by me.
There are also some very good action sequences.
The not so good:
I love a good suspense movie, but this movie in parts seemed to move a bit slow.
It could have moved quicker by including another action sequence in the middle.
It could have moved quicker by including another action sequence in the middle.
The storyline itself was nothing particularly new.
Personally I was hoping for a bit more from the first Spielburg/Abrams collaboration.
All in all you could spend your movie budget on a much lesser movie.
It is good family fare but there is not much "Wow Factor" to take away.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Great but Long Dark Knight
PostedJuly 25, 2008
njfflfan
Over all the Dark Knight is the best treatment to date of Batman. Bale plays it close to the cuff. Ledger is brilliant as the Joker. He successfully toes the line of a villian that is totally off the tracks without be "over the top".
Oldman as a Straight laced Commishner Gordon is under utilized. Vicky Vale was the weakest character and I did not buy the romance or Rivalry over her.
Just a touch too long for my liking, a little better editing would have made it a tighter flick
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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